Famous Personalities Born In October - 26

1427  Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on this day in history.   

1466  Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on October - 26.   

1473  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on October - 26.   

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on October - 26.   

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on October - 26.   

1609  On this day in history birth of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675)   

1645  On October - 26 birth of aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David)   

1673  On this day in history birth of dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11)   

1684  On this day in history birth of kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757)   

1685  On October - 26 birth of domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist   

1685  Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer was born on October - 26.   

1694  Johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist was born on this day in history.   

1719  On October - 26 birth of joaquin de Oxinaga, composer   

1740  Ernest Louis Muller, composer was born on this day in history.   

1757  On this day in history birth of karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823)   

1758  On this day in history birth of louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer   

1759  Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice was born on this day in history.   

1768  On October - 26 birth of eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844)   

1789  On this day in history birth of joseph Mayseder, composer   

1791  On this day in history birth of charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity)   

1794  On this day in history birth of konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881)   

1795  Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer was born on October - 26.   

1800  On this day in history birth of helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal   

1802  On this day in history birth of king Miguel of Portugal (d. 1866)   

1804  Lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875 was born on October - 26.   

1813  On October - 26 birth of henry Thomas Smart, composer   

1818  On this day in history birth of stefano Golinelli, composer   

1823  Karl Weinhold, German sociologist was born on October - 26.   

1824  On October - 26 birth of arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1830  Polibo Fumagalli, composer was born on October - 26.   

1830  Stephen Elliott Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866 was born on October - 26.   

1837  On this day in history birth of james Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869   

1843  Vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace) was born on this day in history.   

1845  Hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella) was born on October - 26.   

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0899  Alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies on October - 26.   

1132  Death of Floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered on October - 26.   

1235  On October - 26 andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies   

1440  On October - 26 death of gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged   

1576  Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on this day in history.   

1607  On October - 26 philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52   

1608  Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on this day in history.   

1633  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on October - 26.